EP40 Hands in the Dirt, Heart in the Stars with Joan Dohey

There are some conversations that feel less like interviews and more like a remembering. This was one of those. Joan Dohey is a retired teacher, a Reiki and Rahanni practitioner, and someone who has spent years learning how to work with energy — not just as a healer, but as a highly sensitive person navigating a noisy world. In this conversation, she shares her journey with so much honesty, humour, and clarity. Nothing performative. Nothing polished. Just the truth of her experience. We talk about what it means to be deeply empathetic. To carry other people’s emotions. To be told you’re “too sensitive” or “too weird,” and still find your way back to yourself. Joan opens up about the health crisis that led her to energy work, the tools that keep her grounded, and the quiet confidence that comes from finally trusting what you’ve always known. We also talk about spiritual hygiene, intuitive development, and how to hold your alignment even when no one else really gets it. This episode isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s about what happens when you stop hiding your gifts and start making peace with who you are.